Urban Flora

Sidewalk growing season has arrived in Philly

I was wondering if palms could ever be spontaneous, ie: "weeds" in urban spaces -- turns out, they can! Caught this little one in Miami, Florida, this past weekend. It may actually be a palmetto, instead of a palm tree - but tropical nonetheless.

A sea of Japanese Hops reclaiming a stalled construction site: the poured concrete basement of a new home.

Princess Tree in Fishtown, growing out of a stucco wall.

Princess Tree in North Philadelphia.

A field of mugwort and an abandoned skate ramp.

A Princess tree in a sea of gravel.

Ladybug on Mugwort on Blair Street.

Decent stand of Ragweed on York Street in Fishtown.

Princess Tree and Lambsquarters.

White Mulberry at a gas station.

Decent-sized Princess Tree in front of a vacant house.

American Pokeweed on Pine Street.

A large (~3ft+) Musk Thistle. An absolute unit.

Goldenrod

Curly Dock claiming a corner on York St.